<a href="http://inhabitat.com/architecture/prefab-housing/">Prefab</a> does not necessarily mean modern or contemporary. Just take a look at Method Homes' latest project - the craftsman-style <a href="http://methodhomes.net/portfolio/doe-bay/" target="_blank">Doe Bay Cottage</a> on Orcas Island. Responding to a market segment interested in more traditional architecture, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/method-homes" target="_blank">Method Homes</a> and <a href="http://www.s-29.com/" target="_blank">Studio 29</a> created the <a href="http://methodhomes.net/cottage-series/" target="_blank">Cottage Series</a> - a brand new line of prefab homes that feature the same level of dedication to resource conservation, energy efficiency and sustainability as the rest of Method's homes, just in a more classic style.

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The Cottage Series developed from a collaboration between San Juan Islands-based <a href="http://www.s-29.com/" target="_blank">Studio 29</a> and Seattle prefab manufacturer, <a href="http://methodhomes.net/" target="_blank">Method Homes</a>.

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Studio 29 was trying to come up with a more sustainable way to build houses for its clients and felt that prefab was the way to go, so they partnered up with Method and designed this craftsman-inspired line.

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The series features six customizable home plans ranging from 1,436 to 2,265 square feet with anywhere from two to four bedrooms.

The Doe Bay Cottage is a 1,484 sq ft custom home based on <a href="http://methodhomes.net/cottage-series/" target="_blank">Plan 1</a> that contains two bedrooms, two sleeping lofts, and two bathrooms.

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As for add-ons, the home features bamboo flooring, hydronic radiant heating, solar thermal collectors, and a solar PV system on the back roof.

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Ground floor plan.

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First floor plan.

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Prefab does not necessarily mean modern or contemporary. Just take a look at Method Homes' latest project - the craftsman-style Doe Bay Cottage on Orcas Island. Responding to a market segment interested in more traditional architecture, Method Homes and Studio 29 created the Cottage Series - a brand new line of prefab homes that feature the same level of dedication to resource conservation, energy efficiency and sustainability as the rest of Method's homes, just in a more classic style.